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Cuteness aside, the CDC advises that you not put face masks on animals As the population rushes to become vaccinated, there are still reported cases of infection, some of them not human. Today, the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium announced that two female lions have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. A press release says the big cats likely contracted the virus after being exposed to an asymptomatic zoo employee. “The risk of infection between zoo animals and guests is very low, as we do not allow any of our visitors to come within close proximity to any of our cats, says Dr. Barbara Baker, president and CEO of Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.
TikToker Documents Adorable Journey of Hiccup the Duck She Raised From Egg
On 4/7/21 at 2:08 PM EDT
The bond between TikTok user @catherineharris and her pet duckling, Hiccup, has social media oohing and aahing. Yesterday, Harris posted a TikTok that explained how young Hiccup whose name, she claims in the caption, refers not to the bodily function but to the Norwegian word for little came into her care. Interspersed with shots of the two cuddling, Harris documents her journey to avian motherhood as a cover of the song Cloud 9 plays in the background.
The saga of Harris and Hiccup began when Harris found an egg abandoned in a local park and decided to incubate it in the hopes of saving the fetus s life, according to the video.
AAEP Publishes Equine Parvovirus-Hepatitis Virus Guidelines Sponsored by:
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has published on its website comprehensive guidelines to educate practitioners about transmission, risk factors, clinical signs and other considerations pertaining to equine parvovirus-hepatitis virus (EqPV-H), a recently discovered virus capable of causing hepatitis in infected horses.
Two distinct etiologies of EqPV-H infection are recognized: biologic transmission and non-biologic transmission. Asymptomatic infection is common; only a small percentage of infected horses will develop clinical signs of liver disease.
“Drs. Thomas Divers and Bud Tennant of Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine discovered that this novel parvovirus was associated with the disease serum sickness in horses who had recently been administered a parvovirus-infected biologic,” said guidelines co-author Dr. Piper Norton. “Because of their seminal
April the Giraffe, Who Became an Internet Sensation in 2017, Dies
April, 20, gained fame giving birth as millions watched via livestream. She was euthanized on Friday because of her worsening arthritis.
April at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, N.Y., in 2018. Her mobility started to decline last summer and the park determined “that euthanasia was the humane and appropriate course of action,” it said.Credit.Animal Adventure Park, via Associated Press
April 3, 2021
April the giraffe, an internet sensation who gave birth nearly four years ago as an audience of millions watched via livestream, and helped educate the public about her species, died on Friday, Animal Adventure Park, her home, announced.